Holland

Fülszöveg

Who has not heard the call of the
Netherlands? You may have spent
a holiday there or even lived there
for a time. Perhaps you can locate
each town, each famous museum,
each historic site, and with closed
eyes give a description of many of
the places that attract both resident
and visitor. You may have albums
full of pictures of holidays at the
beach and in the woods. And yet
Just pick up this book, explore the
country with photographer Ed. van
Wijk and journalist Eduard Elias;
you will see the Netherlands in a
totally different way.
Van Wij k went through the coun-
try taking his pictures wherever he
saw a lovely spot, a fine façade or
a characteristic view. Nor did he
content himself with avenues, fa-
çades, and clusters of trees; but he
captured in his pictures all those
people who appeared to him typic-
ally Dutch and who fitted in to the
scene. Elias supplemented this col-
lection with delightful musing ar-
ticles on the cities and towns, on the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Who has not heard the call of the
Netherlands? You may have spent
a holiday there or even lived there
for a time. Perhaps you can locate
each town, each famous museum,
each historic site, and with closed
eyes give a description of many of
the places that attract both resident
and visitor. You may have albums
full of pictures of holidays at the
beach and in the woods. And yet
Just pick up this book, explore the
country with photographer Ed. van
Wijk and journalist Eduard Elias;
you will see the Netherlands in a
totally different way.
Van Wij k went through the coun-
try taking his pictures wherever he
saw a lovely spot, a fine façade or
a characteristic view. Nor did he
content himself with avenues, fa-
çades, and clusters of trees; but he
captured in his pictures all those
people who appeared to him typic-
ally Dutch and who fitted in to the
scene. Elias supplemented this col-
lection with delightful musing ar-
ticles on the cities and towns, on the
stillness of the country, on the water,
the flowers, and the people. He also
wrote the colourful titles of the
pictures.
A Netherlander abroad will expe-
rience a flow of remembrances in
turning over the leaves and in read-
ing this book. But one need not be
a Netherlander to enjoy this re-
freshing picture of the land, for it
will give to everyone, and especi-
ally to those who know this coun-
try a warm feeling of contentment
and a secret pride in the unique
beauty of the Netherlands. Vissza